
Sensory System Terminology Quiz
Decode specialized word parts, anatomical structures, and physiological processes of the sensory systems through rigorous terminology practice.
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List of Questions30 questions
- Question 1
- ot/o
- audi/o
- ir/o
- ophthalm/o
- Question 2
- Nose
- Ear
- Tongue
- Eye
- Question 3
- -algia
- -rrhea
- -megaly
- -scopy
- Question 4
- intra-
- peri-
- dys-
- endo-
- Question 5
- Old age
- Inflammation
- Hearing
- Excessive sound
- Question 6
- scler/o
- phac/o
- conjunctiv/o
- retin/o
- Question 7
- External ear
- Eyelid
- Optic nerve
- Inner ear
- Question 8
- Hearing measurement
- Surgical removal
- A condition of vision
- Inflammation of the ear
- Question 9
- Otitis media
- Labyrinthitis
- Otitis externa
- Myringitis
- Question 10
- Pupil size
- Hearing
- Balance
- Tearing
- Question 11
- Retina
- Choroid
- Cornea
- Sclera
- Question 12
- Retina
- Conjunctiva
- Sclera
- Choroid
- Question 13
- Controls the amount of light entering the pupil
- Focuses sound waves
- Secretes tears
- Carries visual impulses to the brain
- Question 14
- Ciliary body
- Lacrimal gland
- Tympanic membrane
- Choroid
- Question 15
- Inside the lacrimal gland
- Posterior to the retina
- Within the optic nerve
- Between the iris and the vitreous body
- Question 16
- Cochlea
- Vestibule
- Tympanic membrane
- Auditory tube
- Question 17
- Auricle, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane
- Malleus, incus, stapes
- Cochlea, vestibule, semicircular canals
- Retina, lens, iris
- Question 18
- Tear production
- Hearing
- Eye movement
- Equalizing atmospheric pressure in the eye
- Question 19
- External auditory canal
- Auditory tube
- Tympanic membrane
- Semicircular canals
- Question 20
- Sound
- Body rotation
- Tissue pressure only
- Light
- Question 21
- Pupil, retina, cornea, lens
- Lens, cornea, retina, pupil
- Cornea, pupil, lens, retina
- Retina, lens, cornea, pupil
- Question 22
- They convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses
- They detect head rotation
- They produce the aqueous humor only
- They refract light to help focus it on the retina
- Question 23
- Opaque
- Rigidly attached to the retina
- Flatter
- More rounded
- Question 24
- Vision in dim light
- Color vision in bright light
- Detecting sound frequency
- Detecting angular head movement
- Question 25
- Pressure equalization
- Tympanic membrane vibration
- Static balance only
- Color and detailed vision
- Question 26
- The cochlea becomes an air-filled chamber
- The membrane vibrates
- The iris constricts
- The retina releases tears
- Question 27
- Tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes
- Stapes, incus, malleus, cochlea
- Auditory tube, retina, stapes, vestibule
- Cochlea, tympanic membrane, malleus, incus
- Question 28
- Auricle
- Auditory tube
- Cochlea
- Tympanic membrane
- Question 29
- Detecting color
- Producing endolymph in the cochlea
- Equalizing pressure across the tympanic membrane
- Focusing light on the retina
- Question 30
- Sound production by the vocal cords
- Tear composition
- Light intensity only
- Balance and spatial orientation
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